Section 11 Two armies spy on the Huns [5]
Zhang Rang is not dead, and exposing Wang Yun against him will of course be a tragedy.
All in all, Zhang Rang gave full play to the characteristics of "villain's revenge, from morning to night", and sent Wang Yun to prison twice in a row, or the kind that he couldn't get out of when he encountered the emperor's amnesty for the world.
Finally, Wang Yunping usually had a good stroke in Shilin, so he received the assistance of many high-ranking officials and eunuchs. In particular, He Jin, the general who was ranked as the third duke, in order to get closer to the party and scholars, made great efforts to save Wang Yun.
With the joint help of the three top ministers of the imperial court, General He Jin, Taiwei Yuan Kui, and Situ Yang Ci, Wang Yun escaped from prison without danger.
Wang Yun, who was freed, after this lesson, his methods obviously became smoother. In order to avoid the retaliation of Zhang Rang, who was in a high position, he changed his name and surname, left the capital Luoyang, and traveled between Hanoi and Chenliu, waiting for the opportunity to enter the court again.
When the Southern Xiongnu had civil strife and began to loot the Hanjia counties, Wang Yun, who was worried about the safety of his hometown, naturally had to run in many ways and called on the imperial court to send troops to suppress it.
However, at this moment, the Han Dynasty, with the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou in the west, is intensifying; To the north is Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, who colluded with Karasuma and Zahu, claiming to be the Son of Heaven; Ou Xing in the south raised troops in Changsha to rebel; The banyu barbarians of Shudiba County are ready to move again.
The rebellion in the Quartet has severely shaken the national strength of the Han Dynasty. In comparison, the small chaos of the Southern Xiongnu was not taken care of by the imperial court.
In the face of the turmoil in his hometown, Wang Yun, who was anxious in his heart, suddenly heard that the Son of Heaven issued an edict and surrendered the remnants of the Yellow Turban who were entrenched in the Taihang generation. At this time, he had an idea, and suddenly came up with a seemingly ridiculous idea.
- Let the Tai march army to crusade against the Southern Xiongnu ......?
For the above two forces, Wang Yun has no good feelings. One is the remnants of the "Yellow Turban Thief" back then; One is a steppe barbarian who was sheltered by the Han Dynasty. If he can choose freely, Wang Yun hopes that these two strengths will best be wiped out immediately.
Therefore, if these two dissident forces, which are not weak in combat effectiveness, can fight each other and finally die together, it will be a perfect result.
For the Southern Xiongnu who are currently in chaos, Wang Yun has no way to contact and control. However, for the Taixing Army, Wang Yun thought about it, and he could really find a few ways to connect.
As the saying goes, "a hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen". Taiping Dao, which once had millions of believers, was severely cracked down on after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. However, the number of millions and the preaching force all over the world ensured that the Taiping Dao could not really be wiped out in a short period of time.
Even when Wang Yun was serving as the assassin of Yuzhou, he executed many Yellow Turban leaders very hotly. But there are still some people in the Taiping Dao, and Wang Yun doesn't dare to \ unwilling \ doesn't want to get rid of them.
The first line of contact that Wang Yun thought of was the head of the Taiping Road in Bingzhou, Guo Tai, one of the "Eight Great Disciples" under Zhang Jiao, also known as Guo Daxian.
Although Guo Daxian has the word "Xian" in his name, he is the least unfashionable one among the "eight disciples" under Zhang Jiaozuo. In the eyes of the world, not to mention Ma Yiyuan, the head of Zhang Jiao's "Eight Great Disciples", Bocai, who is the first in the art of war, and Guan Hai, who is the first in force, even Tang Zhou, a traitor who is spurned by the world, has a better reputation than him.
Moreover, in the vigorous "Yellow Turban Uprising" that year, the other seven Zhang Jiao disciples, regardless of life and death, always made their own achievements. It's just that only this Guo Daxian has been making a small fuss in Bingzhou for a while, and he didn't make any trouble, not to mention, he didn't even take it into account in the Han family.
Let's use the most intuitive way to display it. In order to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, the Han family offered a reward to the world:
"Whoever captures the thief's first horn will be crowned the marquis and rewarded with two thousand gold."
"Those who capture Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang will be sealed as the Marquis of Ting, and a thousand gold will be rewarded."
"Capture Bocai, Guan Hai, Zhang Mancheng, Bu Ji, Peng Tuo, etc., knight level 3, reward 500 gold."
"The rest of the moth thieves are handsome such as Han Zhong, Zhao Hong, Sun Zhong, Zhang Yan, Yu Poison, Guo Daxian, etc., with a reward of 100 gold."
This announcement of the world's bounty shows the Han family's contempt for Guo Daxian naked. Guo Daxian, one of the dignified Zhang Jiao's "Eight Great Disciples", can only be ranked alongside Han Zhong, Zhao Hong, Sun Zhong, Zhang Yan, Yu Poison and the like of the younger generation. This unintentional contempt is undoubtedly a great insult to many people.
However, in the face of this kind of unbearable insult and contempt for ordinary people, Guo Daxian endured it vigorously.
However, this is where the unpredictable happens.
Today, a few years later, among the powerful figures of that year, there are only a handful of people who are still alive in the world. But among all the people, Guo Daxian, who was most despised by the world, was one of the high-level figures in Taiping Dao back then, who still lived a very comfortable life.
Wang Yun was able to find Guo Daxian because of Guo Tai, a famous man in the state many years ago.
Guo Tai, the word Zonglin. Good at talking, beautiful sound system, eight feet tall, burly appearance, the most famous celebrity in the state at that time, was promoted as a leader by the students of Luoyangtai. The world's scholars, known as one of the "eight gus", can guide people with virtue.
Li Ying, who is known as one of the "Three Gentlemen" by the party, is upright by nature and does not like to hand over. The students of Jingshi Tai advertised him as "Li Yuanli, the model of the world", and it was extremely difficult for people to get close to him. Among the scholars, those who could be accommodated by him were called "Denglongmen".
However, it was this "model of the world" who, after meeting Guo Tai, also admired Guo Tai's character and talent very much, and treated him as a mentor and friend. Li Ying even said with emotion, I have seen a lot of scholars, but "there is no one like Guo Linzong".
However, Guo Tai is erudite and intelligent, and has insight into world affairs. He saw that the Han court was already crumbling, and coupled with his own temperament, he was willing to retreat, indifferent to his official career, and regarded Lilu as a floating cloud. Even in the face of the conquest of the "Three Princes" of the imperial court, he still lived in seclusion.
When the "disaster of the party" arose, Guo Tai was not persecuted because he lived in seclusion in the mountains. However, he heard that many famous men and gentlemen had died in vain, and he was so grieved that he died of illness at home.
Guo Tai, a famous man in Bingzhou, has great kindness to Wang Yun.
When Wang Yun was still young, Guo Tai and Guo Zonglin once visited Wang Yun's father for something. happened to have his father out on business, so Wang Yun entertained the guests as the host. He pays attention to etiquette, is generous and natural, reads literature and discusses martial arts, discusses and discusses, and talks endlessly. Wang Yun is not only well-organized, but also insightful.
Guo Tai couldn't help but sigh deeply when he saw Wang Yun's modest demeanor and extraordinary conversation. He was greatly surprised that he had such extraordinary knowledge and cultivation at such an age, and praised Wang Yun on the spot and said:
"Wang Sheng is a thousand miles a day, and Wang Zuocai is also."
It is precisely because Guo Tai took the initiative to make friends with Wang Yun that Wang Yun became famous in the state and county as a teenager, and then rose step by step in his career.
And the Guo Tai and Guo Daxian mentioned above are the nephews of Guo Tai and Guo Zonglin, who have long since died. Since Wang Yun and Guo Daxian have such a relationship, the two sides have been in contact for many years.
Even if Taiping Dao later rebelled, Wang Yun did not break off relations with Guo Tai on the grounds that he did not take the initiative to participate in this rebellion. Therefore, under the premise of such a layer of world relations as an intermediary, Wang Yun's proposal can successfully reach Zhang Qi.
It just so happened that when it came to the issue of the Hun rebellion, Wang Yun and Tai Xingjun had their own needs, and it can be said that they hit it off. Under Wang Yun's threading of the needle, Zhang Qiang sent Wei Xiao as an envoy to preliminarily put down the rebellion of the Southern Xiongnu and reached an agreement with Shi Dingyuan.
However, this unanimity is only preliminary. The specific extent to which the two sides can cooperate depends on their respective strengths and plans.
Therefore, as soon as he heard that the people sent by Guan Yu reported that there was some friction between them and the generals of the Bingzhou Division, Zhang Qi immediately brought his own personal guards to deal with the matter. If it's not good, maybe the two sides will turn around and there is a possibility.
"Yun Chang, what's the situation? Have you ever been hurt? ”
No matter what Guan Yu's dissatisfaction with the Taixing Army's origin camp, he admired the arrogance very much. Hearing the words of insolence and concern, Guan Yu's heart warmed, and he gave a military salute and replied:
"Captain, it's okay. There are only a few nameless generals, and they can't be injured. ”
Then, Guan Yu told the small friction that had just happened with the state division of Bingzhou, and told it as it was.
With Guan Yu's temperament, he naturally disdains to speak loudly. After Zhang Qiang heard it, he also felt that Guan Yu's handling was not too much of a problem. Of course, Zhang Qiang inevitably sighed in his heart:
- The so-called friendly army is really inseparable from friend and foe!
- So, what will be the reaction of the state army to this?
Zhang Qi was about to discuss the development of this matter with the generals around him. Suddenly, his eyes moved, but he saw a puff of smoke and dust rising in front of him, and the faint sound of horses' hooves was heard.
The sound of horses' hooves approached, and a small standard cavalry appeared in front of the Taixing army.
The first general, dressed in bright silver armor and a golden crown with tied hair, has the air of looking at the world during his actions. Dozens of brightly clad Han army elite horsemen beside this person, no matter where they are placed, they can be described with words such as eye-catching and stylish.
However, at this moment, they are all automatically reduced to the background of the activities of the military generals at the head!
One person is here, and a thousand troops are disgraced!
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